The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan runs at 171 BPM in the key of G major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics for Suno without naming the record.
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Measured
- Tempo
- 171 BPM
- Key
- G major
- Length
- 3:10
- Genre
- folk
- Mood
- tender
- Vocals
- Vocal
Suno prompt
A tender folk track with high energy and a swung feel at 171 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a rimshot-forward snare and sizzling cymbals. Acoustic guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked, with harmonica. The arrangement follows loop-based with dynamic drops. A gritty male vocal delivers a restrained and conversational performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding vocal clarity and harmonic warmth, built on simple triad chords, leaving a calm and settled atmosphere.
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What the analysis found
- Bass instrument
- electric bass
- Bassline style
- root-note anchored
- Tempo
- 171
- Chords
- simple triad
- Cymbals
- sizzling cymbals
- Energy
- high
- Atmosphere
- calm and settled
- Genre
- folk
- Harmonic instrument
- acoustic guitar
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Mixing style
- lo-fi and saturated
- Mood
- tender
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- swung
- Secondary instrument
- harmonica
- Snare
- rimshot-forward
- Sonic focus
- vocal clarity
- Secondary focus
- harmonic warmth
- Space
- a slapback delay
- Structure
- loop-based with dynamic drops
- Textural detail
- subtle bitcrush
- Vocal style
- restrained and conversational
- Vocal
- a gritty male vocal
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key are measured from the audio; instrumentation and production characteristics are classified against a fixed vocabulary. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes, and no lyrics from it are stored.
Planetary Records is not affiliated with Bob Dylan. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.